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Letters Patent No. 81,882, dated September 8,1868.

IMPROVED WAGON -BRAKIL TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that I, HUGH DAVIDSON, of New Salem, in the county of Pike,and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inWagon-Brakes and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of thisispecication, in which-Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a wagon, to which myimproved brake has been attached.

Figure 2 is a top or plan view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved automatic brake,which shall be so constructed as to adjust itself properly to allpositions of the wagon, which can be easily and cheaply made by anyblacka smith, which shall be more durable than other brakes now ingeneral use, and which shall be capable of being 'applied to any wagon.

And it consists in the construction ot the various parts of the brake,and in their combination with each other and with the running parts ofthe wagon, the whole being constructed and arranged as hereinafter morefully described.

A is a cap or tube, fitting upon the forward part of the tongue B, andthe longitudinal movement of which may be limited by stop-pinsattached'to the said tongue.

In the upper side of the rear end of the cap A is formed a hole, intowhich hooks a hook formed upon the forward end of the bar C.

The bar Gis formed of half-round iron, is secured to the upper side ofthe tongue B by two or more sta@ ples, one being placed near each end. p

Upon the rear end of the bar G is formed a hook, which hooks into a holeformed in the `forward end of the sliding'plate D.

The plate D has a hole formed in its central part, into which fits thedoubletree-bolt or hammer-handle, and upon its rear end are formed twohooks that hook into holes in the forward ends of the two bars or platesE.

The bars E should be sufliciently far apart to receive the hammer-strapF between them, and to be unimpeded in their movements by saidhammer-strap.

The hammer-strap F and the rear partof the tongue B must be slotted toreceive the doubletree-bolt or hammer-handle, so that the said bolt orhammer may move forward and backward with the movement of the plate D.

The rear ends of the bars E should have eyes formed-in them to receivethe bolt G, by which they are secured to the upper ends of they ordevis-shaped lever H, the arms of which pass up upon each side of therea-r end of the tongue B, and are secured in place by the'bolt I, bywhich the tongue B is secured to the hounds J.

The lower or horizontal part of vthe lever H is rounded off to receivethe hook formed upon the forward end of the rod or bar K.

The part of the lever H above the bolt I, in an ordinary wagon, shouldbe about six inches long, and the part below said bolt should be aboutthree inches long.

The rod or bar K passes back beneath the forward axle L, and has a slotor loop formed in its rear end, through which the king-bolt M passes,and the said rod is held up or supported by a washer and key attached tothe lower end or point of said king-bolt.

N is a rod, which has a hook formed upon its forward end, which hooksupon the rear or slotted end of the bar or rod K, and which has a hookformed upon itsV rear end, which hoetks upon the lower or horizontalpart of the U or clevis-shaped lever O..

The lever O is similar in construction to the lever H, and is pivotedwith its long end downward, in the :Position shown in iig. 1, to theforward end of the'plate P, which is adjustably secured to the reach Qby a bolt passing through said reach and through a slot' formed in saidplate, so that the brake may be adjusted nearer to or farther from thewheels, as may be desired.

The arms of the lever O pass up upon each side of the reach Q, and haveeyesor holes formed in them for the reception of the bolt R, by whichthe said lever is connected to the brake-bar S.

The brake-bar S vrests upon the reach Q, and upon the rear hounds T,which should be made as long 'as possible, so as `tcp/better support thesaid brake-bar.

U are eye-bolts, passing throughl the brake-bans in such positions as tofit upon the outer sideofthe upper ends of the lever O, to whichthey-are connected by the bolt R, thus forming a hinge for the brake-barS to work upon.v l

V are the'bralie-shoes, which are madeand attached to the brake-bar S intheordinary manner, except that they should not descend below the saidbar so as to allow the bar to turn up when backing the Wagon, and thusreiievelthewheels from the pressure of theb'rake.

In using this brake, as soon as the wagon presses forward against'thehorses, the action of the neck-yoke upon the vcap A causes the brake tobe applied to the wheels with a force proportioned to the forwardpressure of the wagon.

In backing the wagon, the pressure of the neck-yoke forces the brakeback, but the reverse movement 'of the wheels lifts the brake-bar, sothat no pressure is applied to said wheels. f

I claim as new,.and desire to secure by VLetters Patentp i 'Thearrangement, herein shown and described, of the brake-bar S, slottedplate P, U-shaped levers O H,

connection N, rod K formed: with an eye, at its rear end, bolt G, armsE, slottedplate D formed with hooks,

slottedstrap F, rod C having a hook at each end, and sliding sleeveA,all constructed asl described, and

arranged with relation to the reach Q, king-bolt M, and pole B, tooperatefas set forth.

HUGH DAVIDSON.

Witnesses:

D. W. CRossnN, EvEs PINE.

